Compact and the like



17, 1945. M. RAPPAPORT 2,373,852

COMPACT AND THE LIKE Filed Sept. l0, 1943 f .-..I.....'.......... '..I'i'III/ Will/ l l y f INVENToR 1 2 'I 32 Mar Raffa/aff BY ,VA/fvwm.' v '60 'UW W TTORNEY Patented Apr. 17, l1945 l UNITED A,srmlzs PATENT. OFFICE i COMPACT AND THE LIKE V I l Max Rappaport, New York, N. El.y y

Applicationseptember 10, 1,943-, Serial No. .501,170

` 12 claims. (or. 217-57.)

invention relatesv to a compact or vanity v case and more particularly to an ornamental contrivance which is simple in construction and economical in cost of production. v

My invention contemplates the provision oi" acompact which may be made fromfnonecritcal materials which in times when metals such' as copper, nickel, chromium, gold ory composites 4thereof are scarce, may nonetheless provide a product which'is sturdy and: occupies the mini-- mum amount of space in a womans pocketbook,

a prerequisite of such articles heretoforelargely fulfilled by' metal stampings. My invention contemplates and itis an object thereof tov provide a ladys compact or vanity casein which non-metallic materials are employed, principally emvFigure 5 isa perspective View of the blank or stock from which the cover member is made;

Figure 6 is a-.perspective view of the blank or stock from which the ,body member is made.

Making reference to the. drawing, the compact in accordance with my inventionv comprises a vbody member: Ml formedA generally as a shallow channelled` section comprising a web H and flanges I2'I.2.`vk The web I,I is formed with edges |31 and i4, leaving ears l5-l5 and |6-l6 to either side of the web H.

The. Web portion I'I is formedk centrally thereof with a depression or cutout I1, arranged to receive` the usual rface powder 18, and. puff I9.

Spaced between the ears |-6-I6 there is positioned the cover member 2li. This likewise pref# ploying.woody as the material of which the body of the compact orV the closure, or both, is formed.' My invention contemplatesv the construction of a compact'which makes the employment ofwoovd feasible in the production of a compact of this characterwithout sacrificingy strength,` durability and small dimensional characteristics found necessary in an item of this character;

vMy invention further has fcrfits object the provision of a compact or ladyfs vanityV case in which wood serves asthe essential ,material but nonethless lendsA itself to vquantity-production methods heretofore considered largely' attainable by metal stampings', cast or moulded` materials suchv as0 plastics.

lt is further an object of my invention to provide a ladys compact or Vanity case' or similar container calculated to occupy the minimum amount of space, but. made of, wood .in'which the component parts of the container constituting the-body and cover are made of wood. arranged in such. form to secure the maximum strength, yeompactness of parts and durability in operation.

To attain the foregoing objects and such objects as may appear herein, or be; hereinafter pointed out, I makereference to the accompanying drawing form-ing a part hereof inWhich:

Figure 1 isa yperspective View of .my device;

Figure 2v is a section taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1;v f l" Figurev 3A is a longitudinal sectional view corresponding to Figure 2 with the cover. member in the closed position Figure 4 is a section taken out of the linef42-4 of Figure 1 with the cover member'in the closed position; Figure 3a isr a fragmentary plan view of the cover member; Y

erablyy rcomprises a shallow channelled section comprising they web 2l and anges 22 and 23.

The flange 231 is generally arcuately vshaped to provide i a substantially cylindrical section.

Through thee axial line thereof a pintle 24 is positioned, preferablyby driving pins 24 through f the. ears lli-46. into thel edges of the flange 231 It. ist preferred to have the central point of the pin 24 and; the curvaturey of thev flange 23 of such size,y to assure' Contact of the surface 'of the flange 2.3.'withl thefedge. I4 previouslyk referred to,for purposesv which will more clearly appear as. this descrfngition proceeds; i .y "Thefl'ange His' preferably contoured at its `edge 25. to form a camming edge and to be relatching action between the cover member andv the body member, the edges of the body member and the covermember'where they contact each other; distort in reference to each other when n brought together to secure thislatching action.

For this purpose, one upper corner 2.1v of the cover n member. isf formed with an extension. 28. to disalign aportion of theV cover in respect of the the edge: 29 of the Acover member. Byv this construction, when the cover' member 2'!)l is moved' to hinge into the 'closed position, the flange 22 will move intoy contact with the edge |23 bya rocking or latching action so that the full frictional effect of the edge 25 in respect to the edge I3 of the body member is not secured at one movement.

In order further to secure the desirable latching action between the body member II) and the cover member 20, I have found that by cross graining the wood of which the body member and cover member is made, an additional desirable ressult is secured. For this purpose, where wood is chosen as the material of which the compact is made, the grain of the Wood for the body member II! is chosen to run substantially parallel to the flanges I2. For the cover member where this is made of wood, the grain of the wood is chosen to run substantially parallel to the flanges 22-23. By thus forming the cover member and body member unusual attributes of the wood are put into play. By making the web 2l of the cover member comparatively thin, a certain degree of flexibility is given to the cover member compared to the rigidity of the materialin the direction of the grain. Likewise, by forming the body member It of wood with the grain substantially parallel to the flanges I2-I2, the edge I3 being across the grain, provides the maximum amount of rigidity in this wear-receiving part. The flexibility of the cover member and particulai-1y and eccentricity provided by the extension 28, permits a facile closing action due to the warping of the parts into position to secure the necessarylatching action. It will be understood that while-I secure the latching action between the cover member 20 and the body member Il by the extension 28 in relation to the ear I5., this arrangement is illustrative only and the latching effect may be secured by correspondingly forming other inter-connecting parts of the body member adjacent the edge I3 and the complimentary portion of the cover member 2D adjacent the edge 22.

The relationship of the cover member and body member in accordance with my construction, lends itself readily to quantity-production methods of production.. By reference to Figures 5 and 6 this feature of my invention will become apparent. I-Iere the stock material 30 is employed to make the body member 20. A length of this material is formed to providea contour conforming to the flanges 22-23 with the central web portion 2I. The grain of the wood is chosen to run substantially parallel to the flanges 22 and 23. Continuous lengths of this material may then be cut along the lines 3l to sever the blank or stock 30 into units forming the cover member 20 shown at the extreme lefthand portion of Figure 5. In Figure 6 I show a blank or stock material 32 which is formed with the web portion I I and the flange portions I2-I3 with the grain running substantially parallel to these flanges I2-I 2. By severing along the cutting lines 33 a partial finished body member I is provided requiring channelling along the lines 34 to thereby form the ears I and I6.

Thus, simple finishing operations alone are entailed in making the parts constituting the body member and cover member. The additional portions after channelling -to form the recess I'I in the body member may likewise involve as in the production of the production of the body member, recessing the cover member to include a recess 35 within which a mirror 36 is retained, either by clamping the same therein or with the employment of suitable adhesives.

It will thus be-observed that I have provided a compact or vanity case, or like receptacle, which is eiiicient in operation and economical in production. v

While I prefer to employ wood as the material of which the members are made, it will be understood that to some degree some of the benecial effects of my invention are secured by the employment of other materials and in this connection, plastics are referred to as suitable in some respects as the basis for the material to be employed.

` While I have shown one corner 21 formed with -the extension 28, I may also provide the corner 21a with a duplicate extension, and while the rocking action will not be secured, the frictional effect will be increased by the multipoint contact and the latching action secured by reason Aof the inherent flexibility of the cover member.

While I prefer to embody all the features described, it will be understood that portions of the assembly are novel and my invention is only to be limited by the appended claims,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

l. A compact or vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a substantially shallow, channeled section to provide a web and flanges and of a form and size in respect to each other to permit the webs to Contact each other with the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member and with the web of each member nested between the anges of the other member.

2. A compact comprising a body member and a cover member, each comprising substantially shallow channeled sections made of wood to provide a web and flanges with the grain of the Wood substantially parallel vto the flanges and of a form and size to permit the webs to contact each in cross grained position with the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member to compactly nest the members the cross-grained position of the members conferring resiliency to the cover member and rigidity of the body member in'relation to each other, whereby the cover member may be Warped into and out of engagement in closing and opening the compact.

3. A compact or vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a substantially shallow, channeled section to provide a web and flanges, and of a formand size in respect to each other to permit the webs to contact each other with `the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member to nest the member compactly, said cover member having the flanges thereof generally arcuately shaped to provide snug edge sealing for the body member and to provide at least one camming edge to secure a clamping engagement,

4. A compact or vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a substantially shallow, channeled Section to provide a web and flanges and of a form and size in respect to each other to permit the webs to Contact each other with the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member to nest the members compactly, said cover member being'of wood and having the flanges thereof generally arcuately shaped for edge sealing of the body member andthe web thinned and with the grain running substantially parallel to the flanges to secure flexibility for clamping engagement and disengagement of the cover and body member in respect of each other,

5. A compact or vanity oase comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comy prising a substantially shallow, channeled section to provide a web and flanges and of a form and size in respect to each other to permit the webs to contact eachother with the anges of each member engaging thev edges of the other member to nest the members compactly,1said body l member having extensions to each side of the edges, into which the flanges of the cover member are receivedand of a form to provide with said cover member a smoothly edged rectangular contour.

6. A compact comprising a bodyfmember and a cover member, each comprising substantially shallow channeled sections made of wood to provide a web and flanges with the grain of the wood so that the flanges of one member yreceive the web of the other member Vto provide smooth faces when the webscontact each other with the anges of each member engaging the edges of the other n member, said body member having pairs of extensions directed to each edge of said body member enveloping the flanges of saidv cover mem` ber, and pintles through a pair of said extensions engagingthe'edges ofthe flanges of said lcover substantially parallel to the flangesand of a form and size to permit thewebs to contacteach vin cross grained position with the anges of each member engaging the edges of the othermember to compactly nest the members, said body memmember to hingedly mount said body and cover in respect of 'each other.

10. A ladys powder compact and-vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member,

each member comprising a shallow, substantially 1 channeled section to' provide a web and side flanges complementarily formed yso that the flanges of one member receive the web of the other member to'provide smooth faces when the webs contact each other with the flanges of each memberengaging the edges of the other member,

said body member having pairs of extensionsl directedrto each edge of said body member venber having extensions to each of theedges to v receive the flanges of the cover, providing a pair of ears to one side of said body member and pintles directed throughsaid'ears and the flanges of the cover member whereby said cover member may be pivotally mounted in respect of said body member. n

7. A ladys powder compact and vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a shallow,substa'ntially channeled section to provide" a web and'side anges complementarily formed so that the fianges of one member receive therebetween the web of the other member to bring the edges of the flanges of one member co-terminous with the exterior surface of the other membery and to providesmooth faces whenthe webs contact each otherv with the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member. e

8. A ladys powder compact and vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a shallow, substantially channeled section of wood to provide a web and side flanges complementarily formed and cross grained so thaty the =anges of one n member receive the web of the other member to provide smooth faces when the webs contact each other with the flanges of each member engaging yveloping the' flanges of said cover member, and

" webs to contact eachother with theflanges of each member 'engaging the edges kof the other memberto nest the members compactly, means adjacent one edge of saidbody member. to hingedly mount said cover member, and means formed adjacent the opposite edge cooperating with a A'portion of the flange of the cover member to the edges of the other member the cross-grained position of the members conferring lresiliency to the cover member and rigidity tothe body member in relation to each other, whereby the coverr member may be warped into land out of engage-Vv ment in closing and opening the compact.

9. Aladys powder compact and vanity case cornprising a'body member and a cover member, each member comprising a shallow, substantially chan-A neled section of wood to provide a web and side anges complementarily formed and -cross' grained latch said cover and vbody member into fric-i tional engagement,`

, 12. A compact' or vanity case comprising a body member and a cover member, each member comprising a substantially shallow, channeled section toprovide a web and flanges of a form and size in respect to each other to permit the webs to contact'each other with the flanges of each member engaging the edges of the other member to nest the members compactly, means adjacent one edge "of said body member to hingedly mount said cover member, and meansformed adjacent the opposite edgecooperating with a portion of the flange of the cover member to latch said cover andbody member into frictionalvengagement comprising a lip forming enlargement engaging a complementary portion of the body member.A

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